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pourparler

[ poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-ley ]

noun

French.
plural pourparlers
  1. an informal preliminary conference.


pourparler

/ purparle; pʊəˈpÉ‘Ëleɪ /

noun

  1. an informal or preliminary conference
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pourparler1

Literally, “for talkingâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pourparler1

literally: for speaking
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Pourparler, pÅÅr-p�r′lÄ, n. a conference to arrange for some important transaction, as the formation of a treaty.

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Whatever may be the nature of the pourparler, it must be based on the conviction that neither legal contention nor diplomatic dispute will ever settle the vexed question.

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It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.

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Gwen seemed tolerant of Voltaire, as a pourparler.

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He goes to have a pourparler with the Pope.

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